Adopting a safe publication strategy
2024-12-04
1. predators and imposters
2. The definition challenge
Predatory journals and publishers are entities that prioritize self-interest at the expense of scholarship and are characterized by false or misleading information, deviation from best editorial and publication practices, a lack of transparency, and/or the use of aggressive and indiscriminate solicitation practices
Grudniewicz et al. (2019)
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The DOAJ specifies wether APC for a given journal will be paid, and the amount of this APC
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very short review times : how can it be possible if the peer-review process is taken seriously
average duration of the peer review process : - MDPI = 35 days - Taylor&Francis, Springer, Frontiers : 78 to 122 days MDPI CEO says they have recruited an army of secretaries to help the job being done quickly
Is MDPI too fast or the others too slow in their PR management?
Acceptance rate : MDPI > 41-50% of all submitted articles are accepted / others > 15-20%
retraction rate : MDPI > 213 papers cited in the retraction database (but comparable retraction rates among better-regarded publishers)
Kratochvíl et al. (2020)
Kratochvíl et al. (2020)
false indexation in bibliographic databases: POAP mimick the standard metrics and use misleading metrics
Delgado (n.d.)
the term was forged in 2012 by an iranian researcher iranien Mehrdad Jalalian[(Abalkina, 2023)]
usurpation of the graphic identity of a reputable journal by a journal that wants to attract either readers or authors (as in the case of Predatory open access publishers)
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considering this, a lot of universities (mainly from Global North), when they can prove that a publication was consciously made in a predatory journal impose sanctions against the researchers who made the publication.
it’s better to educate Academia where to publish rather than where to not publish
4. The grey zone
What the concept of predatory journals actually reveals is the deep inequalities between the scientific working conditions in countries close to the “centre” of global science, such as the UK and US, and those on its periphery
Combatting Predatory Academic Journals and Conferences - Full Report (2022)
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4. The compass to publish
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